Ghana winger Christian Atsu is optimistic all the African countries that will be competing at this year’s FIFA World in Russia will leave their marks at the tournament. 2002 quarterfinalists Senegal, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Tunisia will represent the continent at this year’s global football mundial, which starts from 4 June to 15 July 2018, in Russia. And Atsu, who ...

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah as the new Regional Chief Executive Officer (RCEO) in charge of six African countries. The new appointment, which takes effect from 1st March 2018, will see her overseeing the bank’s businesses in Ghana, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Before her appointment ...

The former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Abdul Nasiru Issahaku, recently announced a take over of Division One club Guan United which he subsequently renamed Tamale City Football Club (FC). Dr Issahaku acquired a 50% stake in the team with owner of renamed Guan United Lepowura Alhaji M.N.D Jawula retaining a 10% stake in the team with Jones ...

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, setting aside some adverse findings contained in the Judgement Debt Commission report. The court said the Commission breached the rules of natural justice in not allowing the businessman an opportunity to appear before it, after he was found to have illegally received payments as judgment debt. President ...

Inside the besieged 138.64 hectare forest reserve, found in the heart of Tamale, the Northern regional capital, desperate old women have taken to smoking Marijuana also known as ‘wee’ to fight depression and deplorable living conditions. A total of about ten (10) mothers ranging between 37-50 years are currently in the forest reserve smoking ceaselessly daily in order to continue ...

Government’s agricultural transformation agenda cannot be realized without agro insurance, according to General Manager of Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool, Alhaji Ali Muhammad Katu. He says flagship programmes such as Planting for Food and Jobs should be backed with interventions to deal with potential risk. “In case of crop failure the farmer should not go and sell his assets; he should ...

The 2nd Lady of the Republic of Ghana Samira Bawumia has stressed that there is the need for women to be empowered to speak up about sexual abuses. According to her, women must defy the odds and not keep mute when they are abused but have the courage to speak out and seek justice. The 2nd Lady made the observation ...

Ghana’s former First Lady Lordina Mahama is calling for women to be empowered to give off their best to impact society. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 08, 2018, Mrs. Mahama stressed the efforts and achievements of women and girls must also be celebrated to spur others on. This year’s international women’s celebrations is focused on ...

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs should dial down their approach when signing young players to their academies. That’s according to Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who says that the way English clubs deal with youngsters is ‘alarming’. Players in England are often at professional clubs from a very young age. Only a very small percentage ever progress to the first team, with ...

The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has disclosed that the elimination of child marriages in Ghana and the retention of girls in school is top on her priority list. Delivering her welcome address at an event held at the forecourt of her office at Ridge to mark International Women’s Day under the theme “Press for Progress”, ...